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Hearst Museum object titled Dance suit, accession number 5-16751, described as crocheted (?) dance suit made of twine (sisal?); full body suit decorated with fiber tufts attached with Larkshead knots to all positions except back of head and center back to waist. opening in back for getting into the suit. a raffia ruff covers the back opening and finished the ams and legs.

Hearst Museum object titled Dance suit, accession number 5-16227, described as sisel twine suit for masked dancer. alternating bands of black and tan twine. 8-9cmwide on limbs, 10-12 cm wide on body, head cover tan with raffia top knot. raffia fringe finishes legs, arms, and back opening. suit is crocheted or knitted. Conservation: Raveling at crotch. Ibo (Udi). Twine suit for masked dancer (mask 425)

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-16029, described as Small mask; anthropomorphic; mouth thrust forward; painted brown, black and white; helmet striped with brown, black and white; 2 projecting ears, one broken; raffia fringe. Ibo mask (Udi 1? (F) 500). BW Brown, calabash hair with raffia.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-16027, described as Ibo mask (Udi, 1, 700, 1945). Medium size, cow’s horns. Black, white, red, blue, with raffia (Joseph’s costume). mudium sized face with bared teeth, painted white with black on mouth and eyes, blue and black on ears; curved horns painted black and blue; surrounded by long raffia fringe.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-3421, described as Ibo Mask (Udi 2, 400, 1945). Small; black & white, with raffia trim. Incised checkered forehead; dark painted trim lines.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-16026, described as Ibo mask (Udi, 1, 1000, 1945). Big man with white sun helmet and raffia. Cf. 426. Mask, large oval, anthropomorphic face with hat; teeth, and fangs painted white; eyes, brown, ears, nose, painted blue, black, red, and yellow; forehead painted white with black design lines; hat, white with black stripe; raffia fringe.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-16146, described as Carved wooden mask. dark stain covering most with natural wood color showing around eyes, nose, mouth, and forehead. mouth protrudes with bared teeth. face carved flat with prominent nose. nose has very high bridge, flat and wide. eyes carved out completely, decorative band carved on forehead, 2 horns that are very wide and flat, back of mask is concave, raffia holes around perimeter. Ibo Mask (Udi, 2, 500, 1945). Straight horns with red; Black and White.